repurposing. a townhouse village.

Do you remember when I did this...turning TRASH into TREASURE is so gratifying!  Well, today I am at it again.  This time was for a birthday gift for my 7 year old boy. Wow..does he have an imagination. He LOVES to play with stuffed animals. He gives them names..makes makeshift homes for them under his dresser, which have included a small Christmas tree, a wreath, a refrigerator, a bed, a shower...you get the picture!  I have a thing where I love to make at least one of the kids birthday gifts each year.  Call it a little motherly love they can hold on to. It took me awhile to figure out what to do for him, but then it came to me.

I started out with this:

and turned it into this:

A sweet little townhouse village for his little animals:

made from..cardboard box, paint, sharpies, clear vinyl, ribbon, and scraps of paper and packaging from other projects I have done.  I did not have to buy anything for this project..and I think that is the beauty of repurposing..you use what you have around!

a few of the details:

this is by far my favorite house...bricks, shutters, bright colors..you can't go wrong!:)

oh..and a wood door:

The seafaring town house with port hole windows..and of course a bird..

the wreath over the front scalloped door:

The doors open..

and out come the animals..

and in the back of the house we have a cloud mural...

that when opened leads to the back yard:

with grass, clouds and a tree:

A townhouse made for my little prince..with hopefully a lot of play hours ahead.

And all for the grand cost of $0.

linked to:

tatertots and jello

kojodesigns

fun to craft

thirtydays

a few of my favorite things

its a hodge podge life

while he was napping